Dinosaur Bone Facts, Information and Description

Agatized Dinosaur Bone or "dino bone"
is the result of fossilized bone from dinosaurs in which the
cellular structure has been replaced with quartz, leaving
the bone structure intact. The resulting stone is a 7 on the
Mohs
scale.

Many excellent specimens of dinosaur bone are
found in and around the American southwest. Dinosaur bone
ranges in color from brown to black with splotches of red,
blue and bright yellow. Dark yellow-gold and red dinosaur
bone is also found, but is more rare. The coloring of the
specimen is due to impurities that were in the surrounding
sediment.

It is illegal to collect dino bone on US state
or federal lands thus making agatized dinosaur bone more valuable.

Folk Lore & Legend:

This is another stone for which I couldn't find
any folk lore, possibly because it hasn't been used as a jewelry
or lucky stone before recent times. But... imagine wearing
something that lived more than 100-140 million years ago!
Wow!